CVE-2014-1286 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by hanging the iOS lock screen via a state-management error.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-1286?

CVE-2014-1286 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 14 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SpringBoard Lock Screen in Apple iOS before 7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (lock-screen hang) by leveraging a state-management error.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1286?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2014-1286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xrh-ff9m-46rf.

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